WMPTE Daimler Fleetline 3796

I remember these Daimler's in Wolverhampton from when i was a ute! Still love to drive one!!

Lovely Buses These, we had Daimler Fleetlines in Grimsby from 1965 up to Stagecoach days.

is that gardner engine 6lw?

As I know Daimler Fleetlines were never use G6LW engines, they mostly use 6LX type engine. Oversea version, like Hong Kong, they even used 6LXB engine.

Gardner 6LW and 6LX engines WERE fitted in some earlier Fleetlines. However, the larger 6LXB 10.45 litre unit became the usual Fleetline engine in the 1970s. As minority of Fleetlines did have Leyland O.680 engines too from the early 1970s. These sounded like the Atlantean but with the transmission wine.

How is it that the SCG gearbox never sounds as godd on a fleetline than a Bristol VR? I could go on about more modern buses too!

Gardner powered Fleetlines and VRTs do sound very similar, the VRT having a more thoaty exhaust noise. Yes, modern buses are bland and boring in comparison.